Events

Piazza Building Block added to Blackboard on Wednesday, October 2nd

Posted by on October 2, 2013

Educational Technology will be adding the Piazza.com building block to Blackboard on Wednesday, October 2 during business hours. This will not cause any interruption in Blackboard services. Piazza.com is a free online service for questions and answers. It functions similar to a discussion board, but with much more interactivity between instructors and students. It fosters […]

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FINAL REMINDER: Blackboard Open Forum on October 2, 2013

Posted by on September 30, 2013

Educational Technology will be hosting a second open forum about Blackboard and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in general on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main atrium of the Havener Center. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Participants will be eligible to […]

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REMINDER: Taking a hard look at Blackboard…how well does it measure up?

Posted by on September 13, 2013

Do you think Blackboard should have features that it doesn’t have?  Are there things you like about Blackboard that you don’t want changed?  How well is Blackboard supporting your teaching and learning needs?  If you don’t use Blackboard, why or why not? During the fall semester, Educational Technology will be working with a committee of […]

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EdTech Newsletter for Fall Semester 2013 is Now Available!

Posted by on August 19, 2013

Ed Said, Educational Technology’s Fall 2013 newsletter is now available. The past several months have resulted in a number of changes in the services and support offered by Educational Technology. At the very least, the following services have been upgraded or added over the summer: Blackboard – New “inline grading” feature. TurningPoint – Unified interface […]

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Back-to-School Technology Workshops on August 5, 7, and 9!

Posted by on July 25, 2013

Educational Technology (EdTech) will be hosting a series of back-to-school technology workshops on August 5, 7, and 9. These workshops will be held in Centennial Hall Room 105, starting at 9 a.m. (see detailed schedule below). Topics will include Blackboard, Google Apps for Education, Clickers/TurningPoint, Tegrity, and more… To accommodate the schedules of busy instructors, […]

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Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday, June 16, 2013

Posted by on June 12, 2013

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, June 16, 2013, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.  

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Blackboard Upgrade on Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Posted by on May 16, 2013

Information Technology will be upgrading Blackboard from Version 9.1 Service Pack 8 to Service Pack 11 on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, starting at 8:30 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for up to 8 hours while the upgrade process takes place. Service Pack 11 introduces the following enhancements: New and improved assignment submission and grading process. […]

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Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Posted by on October 3, 2012

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, October 7, 2012, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.

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Blackboard Collaborate Upgrade on Thursday, October 4, 2012

Posted by on October 3, 2012

EdTech will be upgrading the Blackboard Collaborate building block inside of Blackboard on Thursday, October 4, 2012, starting at 5 p.m. Blackboard Collaborate will be unavailable for approximately 1 hour (5 – 6 p.m.) during the upgrade process. Blackboard Collaborate is a virtual classroom available to all Blackboard courses. For more information about Collaborate, visit: […]

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Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday, September 16, 2012

Posted by on September 12, 2012

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, September 16, 2012, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.

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